Emily Thearle here. Today at Gillingham show our Polystachya galeata has been quite successful, winning best in class and best species in show. At our greenhouses Polystachya galeata is grown in Warm Asia with a minimum of 15 degrees C. Our pla.nt has 14 flower spikes this year
Congratulations to all those involved in Radstock in Bloom. We have been awarded a Gold Medal again this year, a reward for the town’s efforts and community spirit. Special thanks to Zoe Parfitt and her helpers from year’s 8 and 9 last July who hosted the judges while many of us were away in Rwanda. […]
It has now come to an end, but what a fantastic conference it has been. I have learnt so much about peoples work and met some really wonderful people and made valuable connections with them. I also had the opportunity to speak myself about the orchid project which had some incredible feedback about how brilliant […]
In the hall they have the orchids displays of the conference, there are some stunning displays and the hall is filled with the beautiful scent of orchids. This very large display here was occupied with a number if waterfalls and water feature and absolutely covered in blankets of orchid flowers. There is also a stunning […]
The orchid project has gone travelling again..well Zoe Parfitt has! I am spending the week here in Johannesburg as I am attending the World Orchid Congress with my presentation The Writhlington School Orchid Project – A Students Perspective. I was welcomed off my flight with cloudless skies and beaming sunshine, my nerves of travelling alone […]